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It was the first time this season Marcum pitched at least five full innings. He takes an 0-4 record and 6.75 ERA into a home start against the Reds Monday.
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Walker is batting .256 with one homer and 10 RBI.
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Detwiler closed out the third inning after getting the go-ahead from the trainers but did not come back out for the fourth inning. He ended the day with two earned runs on six hits and two walks without striking out a batter.
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Cingrani told reporters Tuesday that he would not be surprised if he ends up being sent back down to Triple-A, and his competitor for the final spot in the rotation seemingly made the decision much more difficult Wednesday. Mike Leake tossed six-plus scoreless innings against the Marlins, putting Cingrani at a disadvantage moving forward.
Also working against Cingrani is a bit of soreness in his throwing shoulder that has already pushed his next start back to Friday. At this point, it looks like the deck is stacked against the younger starter. A decision should come soon, and we would obviously prefer if Cingrani stayed in the rotation, given his upside.
As Scott White noted earlier Wednesday, Cingrani is worth shopping in yearly Fantasy formats, given the looming decision. His long-term Fantasy value remains very high.
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Ramos came off the disabled list April 29 after dealing with a hamstring injury earlier this season. He was 2 for 2 Wednesday before exiting.
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From a Fantasy perspective, we have to believe Cingrani gets the team's vote, but he is dealing with a minor shoulder injury that could tip the scales in Leake's direction. Even if Leake remains in the rotation, he is just a 4.24 career ERA pitcher with middling strikeout ability, so there is not much to like about him.
Outside of NL-only Fantasy formats, I wouldn't really touch Leake. And obviously, if the team decides to go with the upside play and stick with the younger Cingrani, Leake likely wouldn't even be worth stashing. Keep an eye on this situation as it develops, and plan to part ways with Leake if the team moves away from him.
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The right-hander gave up a run in the second but helped his own cause by hitting a two-run homer off Jon Garland in the bottom half of the frame. His final damage came in the form of a Reid Brignac solo home run in the sixth.
Samardzija, who threw 105 pitches, also struck out seven and walked two while lowering his ERA to 3.49.
His next start is scheduled for Wednesday against the Pirates. When Samardzija faced Pittsburgh on April 1, he worked eight scoreless innings in a win.
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Viciedo is hitting .444 with two home runs, six RBI and as many walks (five) as strikeouts since coming off the disabled list last Friday.
His .288 batting average is being propped up by a .341 batting average on balls in play, so something more in line with last season's .255 average is probably better to expect. If you can stomach a pretty low batting average, Viciedo has shown he can be a solid source of power. Viciedo proved this with 25-homer power a year ago, so I would expect him to be owned in more than his current 46 percent of leagues in the coming days.
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Garland surrendered a solo home run to David DeJesus in the first before his counterpart -- Jeff Samardzija -- launched a two-run homer off the right-hander the following frame. He cruised after that and was done after throwing 93 pitches, 58 for strikes.
The 33-year-old also struck out four and walked one while taking his fourth loss.
His next start is scheduled for Monday against the Diamondbacks. When Garland faced Arizona on April 28, he allowed four runs (three earned) over six innings in the loss.






